AUSTIN ⎯ The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has awarded Workforce Solutions East Texas and local partners a $71,706 High Demand Job Training (HDJT) grant to prepare 70 Texans for careers in advanced manufacturing. 

“Grants like the one awarded today provide upskilling opportunities for jobseekers,” said TWC Chairman Bryan Daniel. “With TWC support, local partnerships like this will continue to boost the growing Texas economy by training Texans in high-demand occupations.” 

Workforce Solutions East Texas, the East Texas Council of Governments, Kilgore College, and other local organizations will use the grant to purchase state-of-the-art equipment for Kilgore College’s Automation Training Lab. Students will use the equipment to gain hands-on experience for high-demand millwrighting occupations.

TWC Chairman Bryan Daniel presented the award at a ceremony that included state and local officials, school staff, and students at Kilgore College’s Longview campus. 

About HDJT:
The HDJT grant program is part of TWC’s statewide effort to support collaboration between Workforce Development Boards and local economic development entities. These partnerships help create job training programs that prepare individuals across Texas communities for high-demand occupations. For more on this training program, businesses are encouraged to contact their local Workforce Solutions office or visit the High Demand Job Training Program webpage. 

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